[BlueOnyx:00936] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help

[Doug Harvey]

Don't get me wrong, (by the way, I have worked in environments where strong
and constant changing passwords are a part of life) I agree that strong
password are a necessary evil. I might not have stated my case correctly. In
the example that I used, it's clear that the second password is stronger
than that of the first, but the system reports it as being weaker.

Doug


-----Original Message-----
From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it] On
Behalf Of Larry Smith
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:15 PM
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Subject: [BlueOnyx:00934] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help

On Tue March 31 2009 22:02, Doug Harvey wrote:
> It's been my experience that I can use a password like: D31158 and the
> system reports that it is a strong password, but if I use a password
> like:dd%31158&deutft, the system reports that the password is to weak.
>
> Just a thought, but personally, I don't see that as a good measure to
> instill strong passwords.

Try the second password with a capital (eg Dd%31158&duetft),
believe one of the primary tests is for something "upper" case.

I agree that "more" secure passwords is a "pain", but all it takes is
sitting
and watching a server for a day or so and monitoring the almost constant
pop3, ssh, ftp dictionary probes to realize it is a "necessary" evil.  Seat 
belts are a pain and motorcycle helmets even more so; but most people 
wear them, even in states without the laws because it is recognized that
they save lives - stronger passwords save servers...

Work in a "gov" environment for a while with extra strong password checks
and also have to change it every 30 to 60 days (and not repeat within a 
year)....

-- 
Larry Smith
lesmith at ecsis.net
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